Gold Rush Days in Old Sacramento are here this Labor Day weekend! Sacramento’s 11th annual heritage celebration means more than 200 tons of dirt will be dumped on the streets of Old Sacramento as the annual festival “turns back the clock,” transforming Sacramento’s historic district into a scene straight out of the 1850s. Costumed re-enactors, Wild West gun fights, musicians playing period instruments, and many aspects of life during the Gold Rush will be highlighted during the four-day event. There will be Dancing, Street Dramas, Pony & Wagon Rides, Gold Panning, Period Artifacts, Storytelling, Craft Making, Embarcadero Tent City, Ethnic Village, Period Musicians, Horse-Drawn Carriages & much more!
You can also stop by the Sacramento History Museum to mine for gold. Visit the TrailMix.Net store’s blog by clicking here for more info on how kids can turn the gold into prizes!
Admission to Gold Rush Days is FREE and hours are as follows:
* Friday, September 3, 9am – 4 pm
* Saturday, September 4, 11am – 7pm
* Sunday, September 5, 11am – 7pm
* Monday, September 6, 11am – 4pm
Although the event is free, remember to bring money for parking. The Old Sacramento Garage (2nd & I) and The Tower Bridge Garage (Front & Capitol Mall) will have a special event flat rate parking fee of $8.00.
For more information, call (916) 808-7777 or click here for the event website. You can see a complete schedule of each day’s Live Music, Shoot-outs and Old-West Theatrics.
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
